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Great Series for Adults : Multi-Volume Stories to Get Lost In

The title says it all. A couple of things should be noted: 1) Detective series have been excluded because they deserve a list of their own; 2) all the series listed have an overarching, multiple book story arc, even if individual books are self-contained; 3) Listings only include works by the original author ( hence, "Dune" and "Foundation " end with the last books written by Herbert and Asimov, respectively); and 4) series such as "Outlander" and "The Wheel of Time" have been excluded because our compiler hasn't read any of them. YA series have been excluded as well; they, too, deserve their own list.
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
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J.R.R. Tolkien
Aubrey/Maturin Series
Aubrey/Maturin Series
2
Hornblower Series (C.S. Forester)
Hornblower Series
3
C.S. Forester
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
A Song of Ice and Fire Series
4
Amber Series (Roger Zelazny)
Amber Series
5
Roger Zelazny
Discworld Series (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld Series
6
Terry Pratchett
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
7
Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Empire
8
Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Second Foundation
9
Isaac Asimov
Foundation's Edge (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation's Edge
10
Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Earth
Foundation and Earth
11
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
12
Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah (Frank Herbert)
Dune Messiah
13
Frank Herbert
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert)
Children of Dune
14
Frank Herbert
God Emperor of Dune (Frank Herbert)
God Emperor of Dune
15
Frank Herbert
Heretics of Dune
Heretics of Dune
16
Chapterhouse: Dune (Frank Herbert)
Chapterhouse: Dune
17
Frank Herbert
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
18
Jeff Vandermeer
Authority (Jeff Vandermeer)
Authority
19
Jeff Vandermeer
Acceptance (Jeff Vandermeer)
Acceptance
20
Jeff Vandermeer
Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
Hyperion
21
Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
The Fall of Hyperion
22
Dan Simmons
Endymion (Dan Simmons)
Endymion
23
Dan Simmons
The Rise of Endymion (Dan Simmons)
The Rise of Endymion
24
Dan Simmons
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
25
Ann Leckie
Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Sword
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Ann Leckie
Ancillary Mercy (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Mercy
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Ann Leckie
The Dying Earth (Jack Vance)
The Dying Earth
28
Jack Vance
Ilium (Dan Simmons)
Ilium
29
Dan Simmons
Olympos (Dan Simmons)
Olympos
30
Dan Simmons
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
31
James Ellroy
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
32
James Ellroy
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
33
James Ellroy
White Jazz
White Jazz
34
The Faded Sun Trilogy (Cherryh)
The Faded Sun Trilogy
35
Cherryh
The Evening and the Morning (Ken Follett)
The Evening and the Morning
36
Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
37
Ken Follett
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
38
Ken Follett
A Column of Fire (Ken Follett)
A Column of Fire
39
Ken Follett
Ring (Koji Suzuki)
Ring
40
Koji Suzuki
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